MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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